Explore this Ancient Culture of Japan.
Explore Ancient Japan.
Major Cultural Institutions
• Japanese American National Museum (JANM)
• Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC)
• Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC)
• Japanese Friendship Garden Society of San Diego
• Shofuso Japanese House and Garden (Philadelphia)
• Portland Japanese Garden
• Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California
• The Japan Foundation (jflalc.org)
• Consulate General of Japan (Atlanta and other cities)
• Japan-America Societies (Southern California, Georgia, Philadelphia, Greater Austin, Alabama, South Carolina)
Buddhist Temples & Churches
• Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple
• West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple (WLA)
• Orange County Buddhist Church
• San Jose Betsuin
• Buddhist Church of San Diego
• Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Church
• Buddhist Church of Florin
• Buddhist Church of Oakland
• Buddhist Church of Stockton
• Mountain View Buddhist Temple
• Seabrook Buddhist Temple
• Tacoma Buddhist Temple
• Pasadena Buddhist Church
• Placer Buddhist Church
• Guadalupe Buddhist Church Obon
• Vista Buddhist Temple
• Valley Japanese Community Center/Sun Valley Buddhist Temple
• Zenshuji Soto Mission
• Sozenji Buddhist Temple
• Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
• Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha
• Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church
• Watsonville Buddhist Temple
• San Luis Obispo Buddhist Church
• St. Francis Xavier Japanese Catholic Center
• Japanese Church of Christ
Annual Festivals & Heritage Events
• Nisei Week Festival
• Los Angeles Tanabata Festival
• Spirit of Japantown Festival (San Jose)
• Gardena Valley Matsuri
• JapanFest (Atlanta)
• Cherry Blossom Festivals (SoCal, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Charlotte, Pensacola)
• Bunka Sai Cultural Festival
• Nihonmachi Street Fair (SF Japantown)
• West Covina Cherry Blossom Festival
• Annual Las Vegas Aki Matsuri
• Orange County JAPAN FAIR
• Ginza Bazaar & Obon Festival
• Sakura Sunday
• Japan America Kite Festival – Seal Beach
• San Jose Japantown
• San Diego Cherry Blossom Festival
• Encinitas Library Japan Festival
Community Organizations & Cultural Centers
• Go For Broke National Education Center
• San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center (SFVJACC)
• Venice Japanese Community Center (VJCC)
• Pasadena Japanese Cultural Institute (PJCI)
• Yu-Ai Kai Senior Center
• Japanese Cultural Fair Santa Cruz
• Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC)
• Japanese Community Center, JCI
• East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center
• Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California
• Okinawa Association of America (OAA)
• Oakland Asian Cultural Center
• Little Tokyo Koban
• Little Tokyo Historical Society
Taiko, Martial Arts, Arts & Film
• San Jose Taiko
• TaikoProject
• Makoto Taiko
• Sacramento Taiko Dan
• Emeryville Taiko
• Mirai Daiko
• International Taiko Festival
• Martial Arts History Museum
• Martial Arts Museum (MAmuseum.com)
• Shotokan Karate of America (ska.org)
• Southern California Judo Black Belt Association (nankajudo.com)
• Southern California Kendo Federation (SCKF)
• Japan Film Festival – Los Angeles
• Japan Film Society
• LA EigaFest – Japanese Film Festival
• East West Players
• Eleven Arts, Inc
• HoriPro Entertainment Group
• MOCA Geffen Contemporary Museum
• ADC Contemporary Art Gallery
• Aratani Japan America Theatre
Educational Institutions & Youth Groups
• Loyola Marymount University (LMU Kyodai, Japanese Cultural Club)
• Seattle University
• Jets/Jetts Youth Basketball Club
• Jamie Hagiya Basketball Clinics
• Boy Scout Troop
• Camp Musubi
• Encinitas Community Library
• Katy Geissert Civic Center Library
• Faith United Methodist Church
• Centenary United Methodist Church
• Suburban Optimist Club
• RAP (Recreation After Parent)
• SCNBA Holiday Craft Boutique
Museums, Gardens & Galleries
• Bowers Museum
• Petterson Museum of Intercultural Art
• Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian
• Anderson Japanese Gardens
• Shinzen Japanese Garden (Fresno)
• The Japanese Garden – Van Nuys
• Pepper Tree Gallery
• Richard Heller Gallery
• Gallery Neuartig
• Craft and Folk Art Museum
Media, Music, Theater & Entertainment
• Ai Kuwabara Trio Project
• B’z LIVE
• Fuzjko Hemming
• Garrett Hongo
• Keiko Matsui
• The TaikoProject
• Animation, Music and Manga Convention
• Japan America Kite Festival
• Jazz for Japan Benefit Concert
• Space Battleship Yamato Screening
• Tokyo Hearts – A Japanese Love Story
• Silk and Thunder Concert
• “Farewell to Manzanar” Film Screening
• Artists Unite for Japan
• Sawtelle Stories Forum – WWII JA Evacuation
• 9 Lives of the Kitty (Hold Up Art)
Businesses & Restaurants
• Bishoku Japanese Restaurant (Sushi & Sake Tasting)
• Tanaka Farms
• Wakatay Restaurant
• SushiMasters (Calrice.org)
• Korin Japanese Trading
• Maru Music
• Midori Kai Boutique
• Kimochi, Inc.
• So Fresh Market
• Wow Productions
Government & Foundations
• Japan Foundation (Shochiku Co., Ltd)
• Aurora Foundation
• The Rafu Shimpo Foundation
• The TASCgroup
• The Japan-America Society of Georgia
• National Japanese American Memorial Foundation
• Japan-America Associations (South Carolina, Georgia, Philadelphia, Southern California)
Other Special Events
• World Archery Day (Kyudo Demonstrations)
• The State of Japanese America Conference
• Rising Stars Youth Leadership Program
• Tohoku Tomo Film Screening – 3/11 Earthquake Relief
• Suyama Project: Block 42 – Tule Lake Discussion
• Tule Lake Unit, CA – WWII Internment Site
• Project Kokoro – “The Betrayed”
• Play for Japan Charity Basketball Event
• Blossom Bash
• Dance Downtown: Ondo/Bon Dance
• CID-Unesco World Dance Congress in Tokyo
• Peace Plaza in SF Japantown
• Merchants of Sawtelle